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Council advances Conservation Bank ordinance amendments after contested public comments
Summary
Oconee County Council advanced an amendment to the Oconee County Conservation Bank ordinance at first reading after public commenters and former board members urged the council to preserve the bank's original purpose; supporters and opponents sparred over whether Duke Energy’s 2016 donation was restricted to easements.
Oconee County Council held a contentious discussion on May 20 over proposed amendments to the county’s Conservation Bank ordinance and advanced the changes on first reading.
Residents, past board members and landowners spoke in public comment opposing broadening the bank’s eligibility criteria. Joseph Tinsley, a local landowner who received funds from the bank after placing a conservation easement on his property, told the council the bank’s original intent was to help landowners offset legal and transaction costs associated with permanent easements and…
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